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Alvin Alexander
@alvinalexanderTracked since May 2026
Writing about Scala, functional programming, and more.
Observed Sep 2, 2026Modeled revenue
Paid members
2
0% · 30-day rate from 22 observed days
Total audience
6
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Estimated monthly gross
$8
$4–$12 modeled range
Starting price
$2/mo
6 membership tiers
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$2/moThanksThe price of a very small cup of coffeeYes, I’d like you to keep writing about Scala and FP!
$5/moMany ThanksAbout the price of a large coffeeYes, write even more about Scala and FP!
$10/moBig ThanksAbout the price of a small pizzaYes, keep writing about Scala and FPAnd update your website to cover Scala 3And make some videos!
$15/moMug With Four Book CoversThis mug has four book covers that I created for Scala books I worked on:The Scala BookFunctional Programming, SimplifiedLearn Functional Programming Without FearLearn Scala 3 The Fast Way!(The Scala Book was created together with the Scala Center, and was only ever available online or as a PDF.)
$15/moMug With Three Book CoversThis mug has three of my book covers on it, in a wraparound design. These are three books that I have self-published, and I designed the majority of the covers (with help from a couple of designers). The books are:Learn Functional Programming Without FearLearn Scala 3 The Fast Way!Functional Programming, Simplified
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Alvin Alexander2 members · $8/mo
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Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Paid members | Gap vs Alvin Alexander | Freshness |
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| #5 |  Alma Alexander - the Duchess of FantasyWritingContent relevance + business context | 48 | 46 more | Sep 2, 2026 |
| #6 |  Al SweigartWritingContent relevance + business context | 22 | 20 more | Aug 25, 2026 |
| #7 |  A. F. Grappin, Doer of The ThingWritingContent relevance + business context | 3 | 1 more | Sep 2, 2026 |
| #8 |  Alvin AlexanderProfileWritingPaid members position in Recommended cohort | 2 | Reference | Sep 2, 2026 |
| #9 |  AngelSixWritingContent relevance + business context | 1 | 1 fewer | Sep 3, 2026 |
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What they publish9Profile posts0 postsLast month16.7%Members-only
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Article Latest postPublicTest with a Blue Yeti microphoneBecause of the mast cell disease (MCAS, or “Bubble Boy” disease), it’s hard for me to appear at conferences, because I’m often dealing with infections. My body’s immune system doesn’t help much with infections, so I’m currently on a second round of antibiotics for a respiratory infection, and this is what I currently sound like with a new microphone.
Mar 23, 2023 0 likes 1 commentA “noting” style of meditationMar 19, 2023ArticleMar 19, 2023Public 0 0Learn Functional Programming The Fast Way!I decided to rename my book, Learn Functional Programming Without Fear to Learn Functional Programming The Fast Way!ArticleMar 12, 2023Public 0 0Many thanks!Many thanks for everyone who participated in the poll for my new book cover, I greatly appreciate it! I have no idea which one I’ll go with ...PollMar 6, 2023$2 tier & up 0 0Poll/survey for my “Little FP Book”There’s no way for me to limit this to just a few people here, so, for anyone who’s interested in participating in a poll/survey, I have a “...PollMar 3, 2023$2 tier & up 0 0Review a book cover design?As a way to thank people here for supporting me, I thought I’d see if anyone here would like to review potential book cover designs for a new book? My goal is to wrap this up this weekend (March 4-5, 2023).ArticleMarch 4Public 0 3Version 0.03 of Functional Programming, SimplifiedAs a brief note, I just released Version 0.03 of my new book, Functional Programming, Simplified: Updated for Scala 3. This brings the total to over 200 pages.ArticleJan 18, 2023Public 0 0My functional programming booksJan 10, 2023 View post Because I’ve written TWO books about functional programming, I thought it might be helpful to create this graphic that shows the differences between the two books. As it shows, The Big FP Book is insanely thorough and goes into great detail about everything you need to know to learn FP (in Scala), and The Little FP Book takes a very different approach, and just demonstrates the fastest path possible from OOP languages like Java and Kotlin to understanding the initial FP examples on the ZIO and Cats Effect documentation pages.ArticleJan 10, 2023Public 0 0Hello, Patreon worldThis is my first post here, so I’ll keep it short and simple.ArticleJan 4, 2023Public 0 0Test with a Blue Yeti microphoneBecause of the mast cell disease (MCAS, or “Bubble Boy” disease), it’s hard for me to appear at conferences, because I’m often dealing with infections. My body’s immune system doesn’t help much with infections, so I’m currently on a second round of antibiotics for a respiratory infection, and this is what I currently sound like with a new microphone.ArticleMar 23, 2023Public 0 1A “noting” style of meditationMar 19, 2023ArticleMar 19, 2023Public 0 0Learn Functional Programming The Fast Way!I decided to rename my book, Learn Functional Programming Without Fear to Learn Functional Programming The Fast Way!ArticleMar 12, 2023Public 0 0
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